From: "R. Mark Volkmann" <mark@...>
Date: 2004-11-17T23:57:18+09:00
Subject: Re: update delay related to TkOptionMenu

Quoting Hidetoshi NAGAI <nagai@ai.kyutech.ac.jp>:

> From: "R. Mark Volkmann" <mark@ociweb.com>
> Subject: Fw: update delay related to TkOptionMenu
> Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 21:25:34 +0900
> Message-ID: <013301c4cca0$87458390$0200a8c0@MarkDesktop>
> > ruby -v gives
> > ruby 1.8.2 (2004-11-06) [i386-mswin32]
> >
> > ruby -r tk -e "p Tk::TK_PATCHLEVEL" gives
> > "8.3.2"
>
> It is 1.8.2-preview3, isn't it?

I'm using the latest version of the Windows one-click installer.

> If without patch, combination of this version and Tcl/Tk8.3.x
> has a trouble.
> Please see [ruby-talk:119637].
>
> If you can compile 1.8.2-preview3 by yourself,
> I recommend you to compile it with ActiveTcl8.4.7.
> Then, you'll be able to use some Tk extensions on your Ruby/Tk.

I'd like to stay away from building Ruby myself if possible.  Since the trace
workaround you suggested is doing what I need, I think I'll wait for a future
version of the one-click installer to get a newer version of ActiveTcl.

> You can see the screen shot, when some tkextlib demos are running,
> on my article of "Rubyist Magazine vol.0003"
> <http://jp.rubyist.net/magazine/?0003-RubyTkMovement>.

I'm looking forward to the English translation of your article.

Thanks for your help!

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R. Mark Volkmann
Partner, Object Computing, Inc.